Indiana court costs
The statutory probate costs fee is $120. The Indiana Supreme Court’s current-through-2026 manual totals statewide probate filing fees at $177; the total is $205 only if the office collects the optional $28 sheriff service fee.
$177 is the amount the statute states. Sources reviewed August 9, 2026. Latest primary-source re-fetch October 3, 2026.
Every line below is computed from the statutory schedule quoted at the end of this page. These are court charges only. They are not an estimate of the total cost of settling an estate.
| Charge | $25,000 estate | $100,000 estate | $400,000 estate | $1,000,000 estate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probate costs fee | $120 | $120 | $120 | $120 |
| Other statewide court-fee components | $57 | $57 | $57 | $57 |
| Total from this schedule | $177 | $177 | $177 | $177 |
The manual states $205 only when the office collects sheriff service.
Source: Filing Fees/Costs for Probate Cases, Indiana Supreme Court, Indiana Office of Court Services. Edition/currentness: Indiana Trial Court Fee Manual Current through 2026 Legislative Session. Verified October 3, 2026.
Indiana’s $177 figure is a single statutory charge, not a total assembled from parts. It is shown here with its own provision named, and with the neighbouring charges the Indiana schedule prices separately — the ones a filer is most likely to add to it by mistake, or to be quoted alongside it.
Added together, these come to $177 — the figure this page headlines. If any component changed in the source, the sum would no longer match, and the build withholds the total rather than publishing a number whose parts no longer add up.
These amounts appear in or beside the same Indiana schedule, so a reader can easily mistake one for part of the fee. Each is held out of the figure above for the specific reason given, which is the difference between an honest total and an inflated one.
The Indiana caveats are listed once, on the Indiana overview.
Other costs: probate cost lines.
Reviewed source note: Probate Costs Fee IC 33-37-4-7(a) $120.00 Document Storage Fee IC 33-37-5-20 $5.00 Automated Record Keeping Fee IC 33-37-5-21 $20.00 The automated record keeping fee increased to $20 on July 1, 2017 for all actions other than pretrial diversion programs and deferral programs.
Indiana record: 5/5 verified, 26 matched checks, latest source re-fetch October 3, 2026. Source record · method · report a correction